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WORLD WAR II. The following material will serve as a visual review of some of the major people, places and events of World War II WWII lasted from September 1, 1939 to August of 1945.
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WORLD WAR II • The following material will serve as a visual review of some of the major people, places and events of World War II • WWII lasted from September 1, 1939 to August of 1945
In Japan, the weak and youngEmperorHirohitowas being manipulated by the “military industrial complex”…the nation was becoming more aggressive and imperialistic Real power was Tojo,Prime Ministerin 1941
Japanese Imperialism: Rape of Shanghai
Francisco Francoled a Fascist Revolution inSpain… It was a harsh regime!
THE ROME-BERLIN AXIS (Mussolini and Hitler) THE ROME-BERLIN-TOKYO AXIS (Hirohito, Hitler and Mussolini)
Germany occupied the Rhineland in 1936 In 1939, Germany took the rest of Czechoslovakia & planned to do MORE! Germany occupied the Sudetenland in 1938 Germany annexed Austria in 1938. This was called the Anschluss
Analyze various ways in which ideology shaped the foreign policy of Nazi Germany in the period 1933 through 1945.
Hitler’s feelings about …? • We have only to kick in the door and the whole rotten structure will come crashing down— Adolf Hitler
The United States had tried to stay neutral…it did not last for long We first tried “Cash and Carry” Then we adopted a “Lend lease” plan Then we placed a trade embargo on most materials exported to Japan Everything changed on December 7th, 1941
Winston Churchill and FDR met late in December of 1941 and planned their “Beat Hitler First” campaign for the coming year American G.I.s were soon in the thick of the battle
El Alamein, Nov. 1942 General Rommel “the Desert Fox” General Eisenhower
Allied invasion of Italy Liberated in 1944
D-Day, the Normandy Invasion (code named Operation Overlord) Began on June 6th, 1944 This led to the liberation of France and the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany